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Motions in Limine
Motions in limine are pretrial motions asking the court to exclude specific evidence or limit testimony at trial. Frequently used to keep prejudicial or irrelevant matter from reaching the jury. This page indexes our corpus of in-limine tentative rulings.
Rulings indexed
61
Counties
8
Judges
10
Outcome breakdown
- Other25 (41%)
- Denied11 (18%)
- Granted in part9 (15%)
- Granted8 (13%)
- Continued7 (11%)
- Off calendar1 (2%)
Recent examples
Browse all motions in limine rulings →- K.L.G. v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ET AL.23NWCV03125Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge K.L.G.·Aug 18, 2026Multiple rulings; MIL #1: GRANTED in part/DENIED in part; MIL #2: GRANTED in part; MIL #3: GRANTED in part/DENIED in part; MIL #4: GRANTED in part/DENIED in part; Plaintiff MIL #1: GRANTED; Plaintiff MIL #2: DENIED; Plaintiff MIL #3: DENIED; Plaintiff MIL #4: GRANTED; Plaintiff MIL #5: GRANTED; Plaintiff MIL #6: GRANTED; Plaintiff MIL #7: DENIED; MIL #8, #9, #10: No tentative ruling
- Robert Jantzen vs. Hia Xia Lee34-2022-00327207-CU-OR-GDSSacramento County·Civil·Aug 17, 2026PARTIALLY GRANTED as to No. 1; GRANTED as to Nos. 2, 3, 4; RESERVED as to No. 5; DENIED as to No. 6
- Salazar v. County of Los Angeles22AVCV00152Los Angeles County·Civil·Judge Salazar·Aug 17, 2026Mixed ruling on multiple motions: MIL 1 (Denied), MIL 2 (Denied), MIL 3 (Granted in part, Denied in part), Def MIL 2 (Granted in part, Denied in part), Def MIL 3 (Granted in part, Denied in part), Def MIL 6 (Denied), Def MIL 7 (Denied in part, Granted in part), Def MIL 8 (Denied in part, Granted in part).
- BLACK VS GENERAL MOTORS, LLC.CVSW2301545Riverside County·Probate·Aug 14, 2026To be heard as a motion in limine.
- YOUNG vs ABODE SERVICES, et al.24CV080394Alameda County·Civil·Judge Rebekah Evenson·Aug 14, 2026The Court is tentatively inclined to deny the motion on the condition that all deficiencies in Plaintiff’s expert designation are corrected.
- KAREN M. SMITH vs COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES23AVCV00478Los Angeles County·Civil·Aug 14, 2026Mixed
- Pure Lithium Corporation v. Panasonic Corporation of North America26CV487768Santa Clara County·ComplexCivil·Judge Theodore C. Zayner·Aug 12, 2026Mixed
- AZAR vs 3M COMPANY, et al.25CV155599Alameda County·Civil·Judge Elizabeth Riles·Aug 5, 2026DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE as to MIL #8 and #1; DENIED as to MIL #9 and #10.
- Far West South Coast, Ltd. vs. Platek30-2026-01558581Orange County·Civil·Judge Jennifer McCartney·Aug 5, 2026Denied
- Ramon Rosas, et al. vs General Motors, LLC.22CV-03951Merced County·Civil·Judge Stephanie L. Jamieson·Aug 4, 2026Appearance required
- DS Orchards, LLC, et al. vs Cardella Merced, LLC, et al.21CV-04082Merced County·Civil·Judge Stephanie L. Jamieson·Aug 4, 2026DENIED
- Applied Medical Distribution Corporation vs. Jarrells2019-01049441Orange County·Civil·Judge Scott A. Steiner·Aug 3, 2026GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART; GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART; GRANTED; GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART; GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART
- AZAR vs 3M COMPANY, et al.25CV155599Alameda County·Civil·Judge Elizabeth Riles·Jul 31, 2026Multiple rulings: MIL #1, #2, #4, #5 (denied), #7 (denied), #8 (in part) GRANTED IN PART/DENIED; MIL #3, #6 (Joint #3), #7 (Joint #4) DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE; Joint MIL #1 denied, #2 granted, #5 granted in part, #6 denied, #7 denied.
- Moore VS A.H.Voss CompanyRG21112710Alameda County·Civil·Judge Ruben Sundeen·Jul 24, 2026Mixed ruling on multiple motions in limine as detailed in the document.
- OKAMOTO, et al. vs HARVEST CHURCH, et al.24CV018649Sacramento County·Civil·Jul 24, 2026Mixed ruling: Plaintiffs' MIL No. 1 Granted in part/Denied in part; No. 2 Denied; No. 4 Granted; No. 5 Granted in part/Denied in part; Defendants' MIL No. 1 Granted in part/Denied in part
- CLEMONS vs UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY24CV101887Alameda County·Civil·Judge Rebekah Evenson·Jul 17, 2026Plaintiff’s MIL No. 1 GRANTED; Plaintiff’s MIL No. 2 GRANTED; Defendant’s MIL No. 1 DENIED; Defendant’s MIL No. 2 GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PART; Defendant’s MIL No. 3 MOOT.
- GONZALEZ vs VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA, INC., A NEW JERSEY CORPORATION, et al.24CV070889Alameda County·Civil·Judge Ruben Sundeen·Jul 17, 2026Plaintiff's MIL 1 GRANTED; Plaintiff's MIL 2 DENIED; Plaintiff's MIL 3 DENIED; Defendant's MIL 1 GRANTED; Defendant's MIL 2 GRANTED
- MALEK vs NASRAWI, et al.24CV005885Sacramento County·Civil·Jul 15, 2026Multiple rulings: Unclean hands request denied; MIL 1 granted in part/denied in part; MIL 2 granted in part/denied in part; MIL 3 denied in part/granted in part; MIL 4 granted in part.
- Agustin Garcia Hernandez, et al. vs Dan Erickson, et al.22CV-03409Merced County·Civil·Judge Mark Bacciarini·Jul 15, 2026CONTINUED
- GUNN VS. GREEN MEADOWS HOME HEALTH CARE, INC2023-01370855Orange County·Civil·Judge Lee L. Gabriel·Jul 14, 2026CONTINUED in part; DENIED in part, GRANTED in part.
- Alexis Ruiz Gonzalez vs California Sun Grower Services Company, LLC, et al.21CV-00190Merced County·Civil·Judge Stephanie L. Jamieson·Jul 14, 2026Appearance required.
- CEP America-California vs. Citrus Valley Physicians Group, A Medical Corporation2023-1311590Orange County·Civil·Judge Scott A. Steiner·Jul 14, 2026Motion in Limine No. 14 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART; Motion in Limine No. 15 is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART.
- DELLA JOANN LOPEZ VS. MONSANTO COMPANY ET ALCGC20583404San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Unknown·Jul 10, 2026GRANTED
- DELLA JOANN LOPEZ VS. MONSANTO COMPANY ET ALCGC20583404San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Jul 10, 2026Defendants' motion to exclude the testimony of Alfred Neugut is denied as to the arguments that Neugut's opinions were not properly disclosed and he has not been offered for deposition and off calendar for department 302 as to the remaining arguments.
- DELLA JOANN LOPEZ VS. MONSANTO COMPANY ET ALCGC20583404San Francisco County·Civil·Judge Harold E. Kahn·Jul 10, 2026GRANTED
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Frequently asked questions
What is a motions in limine in California?+
Motions in limine are pretrial motions asking the court to exclude specific evidence or limit testimony at trial. Frequently used to keep prejudicial or irrelevant matter from reaching the jury. This page indexes our corpus of in-limine tentative rulings.
How often are motions in limine granted in California Superior Court?+
DecisionDepot tracks grant rates, denial rates, and outcome breakdowns for motions in limine across 34+ California Superior Court counties. The live statistics on this page are derived from every indexed tentative ruling matching this motion type — updated continuously as new rulings arrive.